The Elan S3 SE is a road car from Lotus, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 147 N·m (108 lb·ft/15 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 696 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 190 km/h or 118 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2134 | 84 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1194 | 47 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1194 | 47 | |
| Lengte | 3689 | 145.2 | |
| Breedte | 1422 | 56 | |
| Hoogte | 1175 | 46.3 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Gewicht | 696 kg | 1534 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Lotus | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.6 litre 1558 cc (95.075 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 82.57 × 72.75 mm
3.25 × 2.86 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.13 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (net) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) bij 6000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (net) |
147 Nm (108 ft·lb) (15 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Specific output (net) |
55 kW/litre 74.8 ps/litre 73.8 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
94.35 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 We 40 DCOE 18 carbs | ||
| 1185.7 kPa (172 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 389.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 7.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 26.5 s | ||
| 0-400m | 15.7 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 167.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.12 kg/kW 13.56 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 2.500 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 9.80 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.LW. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 145 x 13 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 145 x 13 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Di-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 1923 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.55 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 94446 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Lotus Elan S3 SE added 2002-05-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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